Interactions of Perkinsus marinus with humoral factors and hemocytes of Crassostrea virginica

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 127-134

  Anderson, Robert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid phosphatases; Agglutinins; Crassostrea virginica; Defense mechanisms; Dermo disease; Hemocyte; Humoral defense molecules; Iron binding proteins; Lysozyme; Perkinsus marinus; Proteases; Reactive oxygen species; Stress proteins

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001093161     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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